When an Infant Is Shown a Stimulus Until They No

question 39

Multiple Choice

When an infant is shown a stimulus until they no longer respond with eye contact and accompanying signs of curiosity or excitement, they are demonstrating what response?

• A) Curiosity
• B) Habituation
• C) Inhibituation
• D) Animism

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Definitions:

Pineal Gland

A small endocrine gland in the vertebrate brain that produces the hormone melatonin, which regulates sleep patterns.

Egg Rolling Behavior

A behavioral adaptation seen in some bird species where eggs that have been displaced from the nest are rolled back to the nest by the parent.

Motor Program

A coordinated sequence of muscle actions responsible for many behaviors we think of as automatic.

Diurnal

Active during the day and resting at night, opposite to nocturnal.